Building HRH Evidence in the Region for Workforce Planning and Policy-Making - Agenda

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 Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

TIME DISCUSSION PRESENTATION / FACILITATED DISCUSSION
8:30am Opening remarks Charles Godue
9:00am Introductions All
9:30am New Direction of the Observatory Hernán Sepúlveda
10:00am Context of HRH data in the Americas and Outline of Topics to be Discussed Allison Foster
10:30am OPEN DISCUSSION All
11:15am COFFEE BREAK  
11:30am Professions: Management
Selection of Professions to Include in Core Data		 All
1:00pm LUNCH  
2:00pm Taxonomy of Professions
Review professions and clarify the parameters that will define those for selected professions for mapping (Refer to ILO, Latin American Demographic Center, WHO-FIC, etc)		 All
3:45pm COFFEE BREAK  
4:00pm Continue with Taxonomy All
5:00pm CLOSE  

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

TIME DISCUSSION PRESENTATION / FACILITATED DISCUSSION
8:30am Review of Previous Days Discussions Charles Godue
9:00am Production: Data Elements for Core Data Set to Measure, Assess, and Monitor Production of Health Workforce All
11:15am COFFEE BREAK  
11:00am Integration with the Health Indicators
Statistical Unit will Share their work in Health Statistics		 Patricia Ruiz, Health Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control
12:00pm Process for Collection
  • Sources
  • "Collectability"
  • Process of Moving Information from Sources to Analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • Validation
  • Approval
  • Sharing of Analysis
 All
1:00pm LUNCH  
2:00pm Process for Collection
(Continue Discussion)		 All
3:30pm COFFEE BREAK  
3:45pm Indicators for HRH in the Americas
What information on numbers, relationships, and ratios are most important for users of the Observatories? How is this information best presented?		 All
6:15pm CLOSE  
6:15pm Optional social event:For those who want to join for dinner, meet in the Virginia Avenue lobby of the State Plaza and we will join for dinner.  

Thursday, 21 Octuber 2010

TIME DISCUSSION PRESENTATION / FACILITATED DISCUSSION
8:30am Review of Previous Days Discussions Allison Foster
9:30am Managing Technologies for Databases
Best Practices and Options for the Observatory		 All
11:00am COFFEE BREAK  
11:15am Final Summary of Consensus on Topics
  • Questions and Comments
 All
12:30am Next Steps Charles Godue
1:00pm CLOSE